Laura Robson

I've just read through the comments on this match and had a strong sense of deja vu! Disappointing that Laura didn't win but she's only 18 and has plenty of time to work on her game and increase her mental strength. The desire to win is there and, with her talent, I have no doubt at all that she has the makings of a champion.

Well done Laura for getting to the final. It looks like they have started on Laura as they did with Andy. 'We still have to wait for a WTA win as we have not had one since 1988.' I just wish they would leave them alone and not put on this pressure.

I've just read through the comments on this match and had a strong sense of deja vu! Disappointing that Laura didn't win but she's only 18 and has plenty of time to work on her game and increase her mental strength. The desire to win is there and, with her talent, I have no doubt at all that she has the makings of a champion.

Wasn't able to see any of the match but agree completely with both your posts and also teejay's. Hopefully Laura will rise above the media pressure. I think I've said already on this thread that I was very impressed with what I saw of her USO campaign. She's an exciting prospect.

Just watched matched I had recorded from earlier. laura did really well-she should be very proud of herself. Hope people do not put pressure on her like Andy. Would not mind if she won Wimledon though and pushed Wadeyknickers off her pedestal. Can't abide that woman

Just watched matched I had recorded from earlier. laura did really well-she should be very proud of herself. Hope people do not put pressure on her like Andy. Would not mind if she won Wimledon though and pushed Wadeyknickers off her pedestal. Can't abide that woman

I'd like Andy to win the Men's first, because that would annoy Ms. Wade more, and then Laura at some point in the future, but no pressure, when she's ready will do.

Wadeyknickers, I like that lol. I'd still love to know what she thinks of Andy winning the US!

Just watched matched I had recorded from earlier. laura did really well-she should be very proud of herself. Hope people do not put pressure on her like Andy. Would not mind if she won Wimledon though and pushed Wadeyknickers off her pedestal. Can't abide that woman

The pressure is going to be inevitable. "No British woman has won Wimbledon since Virginia Wade in 1977" will be the chant. 35 years and counting. Fortunately I think Andy will be only too happy to help Laura deal with such expectation, and with any luck Laura might win a different Slam quite early in her career which will take some of that pressure off her.

Let's not forget about Heather Watson though. Even although I don't regard her as being as an exciting prospect as Laura is, she too has the potential to go far.

I'd like Andy to win the Men's first, because that would annoy Ms. Wade more, and then Laura at some point in the future, but no pressure, when she's ready will do.

Wadeyknickers, I like that lol. I'd still love to know what she thinks of Andy winning the US!

Wade ~ Andy Murray won the USO. puh... lease I won Wimbledon back in the good old days. I win. back in my day there were no such thing as drama queens. back in my day I was the queen. I was the fashionista. stuff Shriekapova, Stuff Serena. I could take them all on, any day. BRING IT ON. I was Britain's first ever love. Of course there was no Federer, which disappointed me.

Wade ~ Andy Murray won the USO. puh... lease I won Wimbledon back in the good old days. I win. back in my day there were no such thing as drama queens. back in my day I was the queen. I was the fashionista. stuff Shriekapova, Stuff Serena. I could take them all on, any day. BRING IT ON. I was Britain's first ever love. Of course there was no Federer, which disappointed me.

LOL. You forgot that they all wore long trousers and served under arm in her day, oh, and the racquets were wooden, and they kept score on a piece of slate lol.

.There were some really nasty anti-Laura comments on the screen beside my live stream. Trolls I'm sure but I can't believe that anyone could be so vitriolic about an 18 year old in their first final. I really hope Laura isn't going to have to suffer the same level of hate as Andy has but then perhaps it just goes with the territory.

You're right bbh - it was 'sportlemon' I was watching. I found the comments so upsetting that I turned them off. One of the most vitriolic purported to be the German tennis player Mona Barthel, although I'm pretty sure that it wasn't her. How are people allowed to get away with this?